TAZEWELL COUNTY, VA - NEWSPAPERS - Clinch Valley News, 28 Jun 1901 ============================================================================ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the Virginia USGenWeb Archives by: Karen EAGLE Moman arizonaeagle@qwest.net ============================================================================ "Clinch valley News’ Tazewell , Tazewell Co., VA Friday, June 28, 1901 Compiled by Karen EAGLE Moman arizonaeagle@qwest.net June 2002 AN AWFUL STORM TAZEWELL DELUGED---LIVES LOST---PROPERTY DESTROYED RAIN POURS FOR EIGHT HOURS WHOLE FAMILIES LOST---MANY DROWNED Merchants Ruined-Stores Swept Away-Railroads Swept Away The Story Graphically Told by Our Correspondents and Others From the Flooded Districts [As you read these articles please remember that they "set" print as the news was received, in this era. That fact puts in perspective that destroyed buildings are listed before persons that were drowned. This is time sensitive due to all the recent flooding near this part of the county. It makes one wonder if it is a hundred-year flood pattern. I have put the proper names of people and places in capitals for easier recognition. The names and places were not in such a state in the articles, with the exception of the larger print in the heading and the names of those listed all together as the deceased. I have annotated details at the end of some of these articles if I was able to find additional data. The annotated data will be in alphabetica order by surname of person. Other annotated and additional data will be under each bit of data in some of the text, as in the submitted articles from Bailey, Bluestone, Bramwell, and Thompson valley -Karen EAGLE Moman] The most disastrous flood ever known in the history of Southwest Virginia, it not the State, occurred in this section last Saturday morning. The rain began about 12:30 Saturday morning, and continued to fall in torrents until about 8 o’clock, There was no wind, but a steady downpour of rain. The creeks, branches and the river rose rapidly, until they became raging torrents sweeping every thing before them. By 10 o’clock Saturday reports began to come in from different sections, but it was not until Sunday and Monday that the people of the town and community began to fully realize damage had been done by the flood. After it is all over now the results are not definitely known, and probably never will be. Certainly true it is that the reports of damage done in this section has not been over estimated. One conservative man who has traveled over portions of the county estimates the damage to roads, farms and farm houses at a half million dollars. The most serious damage is in the WEST END OF THE COUNTY At LIBERTY HILL great damage was done. The store house and goods of J. D. HARRISON was injured, and his dwelling house almost washed away. His goods were injured by water which stood deep all over his store house. The store porch was washed away and his dwelling house undermined. REESE GILLIESPIE, nearby, lost a blacksmith shop, in which were several pieces of valuable farming machinery. The family of MR. BOWLING were rescued by means of ropes. DR. PAINTER, lost a crib and a large quantity of corn and all along down the creek barns, fences and houses were moved or washed away entirely. JNO G. BUNDY says that it will take $500.00 to remove the rocks, trees and debris which slid down from the mountain on his land, to say nothing of the damage done his crops. The roads in the vicinity of LIBERTY HILL are almost impassable for horses. The mail carrier, coming over the road Tuesday, was compelled to get down several times and lead his horse. TWO CHILDREN DROWNED The saddest casualty of the flood occurred on the HIGGINBOTHAM farm a few miles west of town. PARIS VANDYKE, with his wife and six children, lived in a two story house on the farm. Without warning the water, which had accumulated in the hollow above his house, burst away and a wall of water, logs, rocks, and __?__ came down upon his house, carrying everything away. Two of his children were drowned, and other members of the family were so seriously injured that some of them will die. MRS. VANDYKE, whose health was delicate, was buffeted about by the water and seriously bruised and injured. The body of one of the drowned children was carried at least a mile away. At POUNDING MILL and CEDAR BLUFF the damage was serious. At the former place, on the BRANCH, some distance from the town, a mother and two children were swept away . Their names were HOOPS. The father was not at home at the time (in another article on this day, typed in this text, from Pounding Mill, it explained that it was MRS. HOOPS father who was not at home, not the father of the children). At CEDAR BLUFF a number of residences were washed away. The store house of JAMES MC GUIRE was not washed away, as reported. JAS. H. GILLESPIE’S residence and barn went ___?____. A. J. CRUEY"S and another blacksmith shop and a number of other residences on INDIAN CREEK were all swept away. No lives were lost. Water stood from three to four feet deep in all the houses in the vicinity of the river. HOPKINS STORE LOST The new store of MR. J. T. HOPKINS, just finished and filled with goods, was swept away with entire contents. MR. HOPKINS barely escaping with his life. He was in the building when it started and crawled out through an upper window and clung to a tree for several hours until rescued. His loss is very heavy. In all that section , and in HORSEPEN COVE there was great damage done to crops, fences and lumber. J. T. MILLER’S loss is approximate $1000.00. GEO. LEWIS, of our town, had two wagons loaded with lumber at the residence of D. B. DANIELS. The wagons, lumber and all was swept away. RAILROAD DAMAGED The railroad was torn to pieces between CEDAR BLUFF and TAZEWELL in a number of places. The "HORSE SHOE BEND" this side of CEDAR BLUFF, was pushed out into the river by the earth and water from the hill side above. In the East end of the county and THOMPSON VALLEY there was not much damage, except to the roads and fences. In all parts of the county crops are damaged-in many places completely destroyed. A revised and correct list of the dead in the county is as follows: JOHN VAN DYKE EDWARD VAN DYKE MRS. JOHN HOOPS TWO CHILDREN OF MRS. HOOPS JOHN TATE PAT BLANKENSHIP THOMAS BEAVERS __BOOTH PARIS CRAIG, at Welch ………………………. ANNOTATED DATA: THOMAS BEAVERS, There were a few Thomas Beavers in Tazewell Co., VA in 1900. PAT BLANKENSHIP, Uncertain!.I have two Patten Blankenships, however I do not know if it was either of them 1. PATTEN BLANKENSHIP, b.July 1882 , in the 1900 Tazewell Co., VA Census, and the s/o Frances, b. May 1847, in VA., and a widow in 1900, with eight children 1900 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS (I did not find this family in the 1880 Tazewell Co VA Census) # 36, Maiden Spring Dist FRANCES BLANKENSHIP, 53, b. May 1847, in VA, WIDOW, all in home b. VA, had had 9 children …James, 23, , b. Mar (?), 1879, son …..Barba E. (sic), 20, b. Sept 1879, dau …..George F., 29, b. May 1880, farm labor …..PATTEN, 17, b. July 1882, son …..Matilda A., 15, b. Jan 1885, dau …..Thomas, 11, b. May 1881, son …..Crockett, 8, b. Aug 1`882, son …..Rosa, 18 (sic) , b. July 1882, dau 2. PATTEN L. BLANKENSHIP b. abt 1865, s/o John W. Blankenship & Olivia Gilliand . I show this Patten L. Blankenship married Hannah Wyatt. 1880 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 410, Maiden Spring Dist, Thomas A. Repass, enumerator JOHN BLANKENSHIP, 62, farmer, b. VA (All in home b.VA) .....Oliva (sic) , 41, wife, k-house .....Tolbbert, 22, son, farm labor .....Patton L., 15, son, farm labor .....Thomas D., 12, son, farm labor .....John F., 10, son BOWLING, I believe to be Rev. John Bowling, s/o Jordon Efferson ‘Eff" Bowling & Margaret Higgenbotham. Rev. Bowling married Martha Bowling, 9 Jan 1861, d/o Lindsay Bowling & Virginia Levicie Brooks. 1880 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 230, Maiden Spring Dist., Read June 15, 1900 JOHN W. BOWLING (should be H.) , 40 a farmer from VA. (All in home b. VA) .....Martha , 40-wife-keeping house .....Margaret age 17 .....Lizzie age 15 .....Laura age 13 .....Charles age 11 .....William M. (should be W.) age 9 .....Edward age 7. JOHN KING, age 20B (a black ) laborer JOHN DAUGHEERTY (sic) age 56 who does "Ditches". 1900 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS #247, Maiden Spring Dist JOHN BOWLING, 60, b. Sept 1839 in VA., all in home b.. VA, Farmer, married 39 years. .....Martha, 60, b. July 1839, wife, had had 8 children with 7 alive in 1900 .....Elizabeth, 29, b. 1871, daughter JNO. G. BUNDY, John G. Bundy 1900 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 1, Jeffersonville Dist JOHN G. BUNDY, 60, b. Oct 1839, VA All in home b. VA, farmer, married 23 years …..Sallie C., 42, b. Dec 1857, wife, had had 11 children with 9 alive in 1900 …..Mary R., 20. B. Jan 1880, dau …..Richard F., 18, b. Oct 1881, farm labor …..Lawry (?) F., 17, b. Sept 1883, son …..James H., 14, b. Dec., 1885, farm labor …..Cory B., 12, b. feb 1888, dau …..John E., 10, b. Apr 1890, son …..Garland J., 4., b. June 1895, son …..Ralph B., 2, b. Sept 1897, son …..Bessie C., 3/12 (3 months), dau A. J. CRUEY, Andrew J. Cruey (some records have Crewey as the surname) 1800 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 223,Maiden Spring Dist ANDREW J. CREWEY (sic), 38, Wagon Maker, all in home b. VA …..Mary, 33, wife, k-house …..Margaret m., 16, dau …..Amanda C., 14, dau …..Ruth A., 12. Dau ….Andrew J., 7, son …..Mary B., 5, dau …..Sallie F. 2, dau 1900 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 132, Maiden Spring Dist A. J. CRUEY, 63, b. Dec 1836, all in home b. VA, Wagon Maker, married 41 years …..Mary, 53, b. Oct 1846, wife, had had 10 children with 3 alive in 1900 …..Mary B., 23, b. Nov 1876, dau …..Sally F., 21, b. June 1878, dau …..Barbra (sic), 19. B. Apr 1881, dau PARIS CRAIG, No other data D. B. DANIELS, Dexter B. Daniels 1900 TAZEWELL CO. VA CENSUS # 14, Jeffersonville Dist DEXTER B. DANIELS, 41, b. Nov 1858, in VA , all in home b. VA Merchant, married 9 years …..Florence M., 33, b. May 1867, wife, had had 3 children …..Robert C., 14, b. Dec 1885, son …..John F., 13, b. May 1887, son …..Grace A., 8, b. May 1892, dau JAMES H. GILLESPIE I believe to be: 1900 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSU # 97, Jeffersonville Dist JAMES GILLESSPIE, 36, b. July 1863, all in home b. VA., Farmer, married 13 years …..Eliza, 29, b. Oct 1870, wife, had had 6 children with 5 alive in 1900 …..Susan A., 12, b. May 1878, dau …..Mary B., 11, b. Mar 1889, dau …..Ellen M., 8, b. Mar 1892, dau …..John W., 5, b. Oct 1894, son …..George W., 5, b. Nov 1896, son …..Robert S., 3/12 (3 months), Feb 1900, son REECE GILLESPIE I believe to be: 1900 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 339, Maiden Spring Dist REESE B. GILLESPIE, 50, b. Oct 1849, all in home b. VA, Farmer, married 23 years …..Alice, 42, b. Mar 8158, wife , had had 3 children …..Wm. E., 22, b. Apr 1878, farm labor …..Ella, 20, b. Sept 1879, dau …..Belle, 17, b. June 1882, dau J. D. HARRISON I believe to be James D. Harrison 1900 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 50, Maiden Spring District, J. A. Gillespie, enumerator JAMES D. HARRISON, 43, b. Dec 1857 (?) ,Merchant, County Store, married 9 years, all in home b. VA …..Sallie D., 31, b. July 1868, wife, had had 4 children …..William P., 9, b. May 1892, son …..Harvey G., 7m b. Apr 1893, son …..Mary O., 4, b. Dec 1895, dau …..Margarett (sic), 2, b. Jan 1898, dau HOOPS See "Pounding Mill" article J. T. HOPKINS I believe to be Jessie T. Hopkins 1880 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 1384 JOHN C. HOPKINS, 46, framer, all in home b. VA …..Elizabeth, 36 …..John, 11 …..Martha, 10 …..Grace, 8 …..Frank, 6 …..Otis, 4 …..JESSE T. 3 (Jesse T, Hopkins-see 1900 Taz. Co., VA., Census below) …..William 1 1900 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 70, Tazewell Town J. T. HOPKINS, 42, b. June 1857, Merchant, all in home b. VA., Married 9 years …..Bessie G., 34, b. Aug 1865, wife, Had had 2 children …..Frank G., 7, b. Sept 1892, at school …..Thelma M., 6, b. Jan 1894, at school GEORGE LEWIS I believe to be George W. Lewis: 1880 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 68, Clear Fork Dist., William Yost, enumerator WILLIAM N. LEWIS, 50, Shoemaker, all in home b. VA …..Mary E., 47, wife, k-house …..Palina J. (sic), 23, dau …..Benjamin 21, son, Shoemaker …..GEORGE W., 19, son Farm labor (See 1900 below) …..Mary E., 17, dau …..Sarah J., 14, dau …..William, 12, son …..Nancy C., 10, dau …..Mira H., 8, dau 1900 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 182, Tazewell Town GOERGE W. LEWIS, 39, b. Feb 1861, Shoe Maker, all in home , except F. Lee Kimble b,. VA, married 16 years …..Lucinda, 36, b. Jan 1864, wife, had had 5 children with 4 alive in 1900 …..William C., 11, b. Jan 1889, at school …..Ernest Lee, 9, b. Feb 1891, at school …..James A., 6, b. Apr 1894, son …..Ada G., 3, b. mar 1897, dau F. LEE KIMBLE, 25, b. Dec 1874, in MO, Cousin/Shoe Maker MARY E. LEWIS, 66, b. Sept 1833, MOTHER/ JAMES H. GILLESPIE Widow, had had 10 children with 8 alive in 1900 JAMES MC GUIRE I believe to have been JEREMIAH MARION MC GUIRE and not James Mc Guire, unless Jeremiah was known as James. Jermeiah Marion Mc Guire was the only merchant in the 1900 Tazewell Co., VA Census, in the area mentioned in the above article. Jeremiah Marion Mc Guire’s first wife was Eleanor Louisa Peery, abt 1837 ? Oct 31 1862, d/o Joseph P. Peery & Margaret Gose. Jeremiah’s second wife was a Louisa J, (unknown surname), 1844-1878, and his third wife b. Dec 1845, was a Jane A. (unknown surname). There is a POSSIBILITY that Jane A. was Jane A. Claypool who died before 4 July 1924. Per the 1900 Tazewell Co., VA., Census we know Jeremiah Marion Mc Guire married Jane A. about 1880. Jeremiah Marion Mc Guire died before 13 Nov. 1914 as was published in a Tazewell Co., VA., area paper (most likely the "Clinch Valley News). Jeremiah Marion & Jane A. McGuire’s death from "Obituary Index, Tazewell. Virginia 1913-1931," by Ashley Kay Nuckols 1880 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 306 Maiden Spring Dist JERE M. MC GUIRE, 43 ,widow, merchant, b. VA (All in home b. VA) .....Minnie, 11, dau, school .....Helen, 9, dau, school .....Albert, 7, son at school .....Edgar, 5, son .....Elener L. 4, dau .....Callie J. M. dau ANNIE E. CRISMOND, 23, sister JAMES MOORE, 21, works in saw mill Another interesting census in 1880 Tazewell Co., VA Clearfork Dist # 136 *ELIZABETH CRISMOND, 56 widow, keeping house.b. VA (all b. VA) .....Mary A. 32, dau .....Ann E. , 22 dau .....Emily V. 19, dau CALLY J. MCGUIRE, 1, granddaughter * I believe this to be Elizabeth (Davis) Crismond , widow of John M. Crismond. They had two children to die in Taz., Co., VA. 1900 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 295, Maiden Spring Dist., George C. Sparks, enumerator J. MARION MC GUIRE, 63, b. July 1836, in VA., all in home b, VA., Merchant, married 20 years …..Jane A., 54, b. Dec 1845, wife, had had 5 children …..Callie J., 21, b. Sept 1878, dau …..Jas E., 18,, b. Apr 1882, son …..Fred G., 16, b. Nov 1883, son …..Pearl E., 15, b. Dec 1884, dau CORALINE P. JONES, 21, b. 1879, Servant …..Lina B. P., 5/12 (5 months) Dau of Coraline LOUISA M. SPOTTS, 75, b. Dec 1824, Aunt/Widow J. T. MILLER, The only J. Miller, in 1900 Tazewell Co., VA Census, that was old enough to be this man: 1900 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 10, Clear Fok Dist, Jno W. Owens, enumerator JOSEPH MILLER, 52, B. Sept 1847, Russ Poland (sic) , Clothing Merchant …..Rebecca, 48, b. Feb 1852 in Russia, wife, had had 7 children with 6 alive in 1900 …..Solomon, 17, b. July 1883 in MD, Bookkeeper …..Esther, 15, b. July 1884 in MD., dau …..Lillie, 13, b. July 188 7 (?) in MD, dau …..Mollie, 11, b. May 1889 in MD, dau REBECCA BEAR, 76, B. Mar 1824 IN Russia, Mother-in-law/Widow, had had 6 children with 3 alive in 1900. DR. PAINTER I believe to Dr. William Painter 1900 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 36m Tazewell Town WILLIAM PAINTER, 30, b. May 1870 , all in home b. VA, Physicaian, Married 3 years …..Ida, 24, b. Mar 1876, wife had had a child …..Lawrence R., 2, b. Feb 1898, son TATE, See "Pounding Mill" VAN DYKE Family of Parris Van Dyke 1900 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 14, Jeffersonville Dist, W. E. Akers, enumerator PARRIS VAN DYKE, 38, b. Nov 1861, all in home b, VA, Farmer, married 18 years …..Mary J., 37, b. 1863, wife, had had 7 children with 6 alive in 1900 …..Maggie L., 17, b. Mar 1883 * …..John R., 16, b. May 1884. Farm labor …..Annie B., 14, b. Feb 1886* …..Lawry E. (sic), 7, b. Apr 1893, listed as a Female …..James E., 5, b. Jan 1895, son (this is apparently James Edward Van Dyke, unless they mislabled Lawry E. as a female an it is a male with a middle name of EDWARD?) …..Charly A (sic) , 2, b. Aug 1897, son ….. * The enumerator listed the daughters as servants? …………………………………………. CEDAR BLUFF HEAVIEST LOSER Cedar Bluff, Va., June 22, 1901 Dear News: The flood that swept down CLINCH RIVER and INDIAN CREEK and over our town on last Saturday, the 22nd, has left a sad scene of desolation in its track. Our once beautiful town now is a sad sight. Many of the dwelling houses with all their contents have been swept away and those that were left were deluged with water and mud, and all furniture., on the first floors ruined. The loss to our town is variously estimated at from ten to fifteen thousand dollars. Some of the houses are as follows: [&c=etc] JAS. S. GILLESPIE, dwelling house and contents. Nothing saved. A. J. CRUEY, dwelling house and wagonmakers shop, with tools, household goods and all swept down the current. JO MULKY and ALEX HALL, blacksmith shops and tools. The barns and cribs of JAS. JONES, T. W. and RIMMENS (sic) WINGO, A. M. STINSON, and J. H. GILLESPIE with quantities of provender , hay, corn, &c., as well as farming implements and lumber. Three dwelling houses belonging to R. F. CECIL, and unoccupied, as well the loss of coal houses, a large amount of lumber. R. .F. CECIL (also) lost heavily in damage to goods in the lower store of his store room and warehouse, the water flooding the store room to a height above the counters, In fact all the houses on the North side of the creek were flooded and much damage done to furniture, bedding &c., Gardens and cultivated lots literally ruined, fences gone and not a bridge left on CLINCH or INDIAN near here. County roads badly damaged as well as the CLINCH VALLEY DIVISION of the N & W RY (sic). The water here was far the highest ever known. Our people left their homes and sought safety for their families and stock on higher ground where they remained until the water subsided. [&c=etc] ………………………… Fortunately for us the flood came in daylight, otherwise many lives would have been lost. Many of the houses and much debris are lodged against the iron bridge one mile below town and our citizens are busy gathering what valuables they can recover from the broken houses and piles of lumber and driftwood, and restoring it to the proper owners-a guard having meantime been posted there to protect it The submitter, of the Cedar Bluff article, signed the submission as R. ANNOTATED DATA: R. F. CECIL I believe to be Russell Floyd Cecil who married Mary Catherine Peery 4 November, 1856, in Tazewell Co., VA. "Annals of Tazewell County, Virginia," Vol II, pg 17 1850 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 1300 SAM CECIL, 60 Farmer, all in home b. VA …..Nancy, 42 …..Witten, 20 …..RUSSELL 14, …..Robert, 8 …..Flavius, 5 LOUISA GOODWYN, 27 …..Samuel 4 Witten and Russell apparently children of Samuel’s first wife. [It is my assumption, from records that Nancy Curde (sic), is the second wife of Samuel Cecil and they were married 30 September 1841 in Tazewell Co., VA. they were married by William Mc Guire. I also found that a Samuel Cecil first married Rebecca Smith on 18 November 1817 in Tazewell Co., VA., married by by David Young. Both marriages found in "Tazewell County Virginia Marriages 1800-1853" by Pauline Haga. As an additional piece of data: On 4 Mar 1853 a Sallie L. Cecil died of Bronchitis at Burke’s Garden , Parents: Wm. P. & Sallie Poston . husband & informant; Samuel Cecil 1860 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 1035 L. RUSSELL CECIL (sic), 23, Farmer, all in home b. VA …..Mary C., 23 …..Samuel W., 4 …..Margaret R., 9/12 RUFUS HELBERT, 14 DELIA ROBINETT, 18, Domestic Also his father: 1860 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 1028 SAMUEL CECIL, 69, (Son of James-noted on the census), Farmer. All in home b. VA …..Nancy 50 * …..Robert M., 17 …..Flavius A., 14 * …..Thomas T.., 10 CHARLOTTE HELBERT, 21 Domestic *Flavius A. Cecil Killed in Civil War, on 24 Sept 1864, Reported born. and died in Tazewell Co., VA. The place of death is probably incorrect, Parents: Samuel & Nancy Cecil. Informant: Saml Cecil, father * A Nancy Cecil died on 28 Dec 1893 in Steelsburg of Pneumonia Fever at the age of 85, No parents listed, Informant son, Thomas Cecil = Both deaths from"Tazewell County Death Register 1872-1896," by Wilson & Wilson 1880 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 318, Maiden Spring Dist., Thomas A. Repass, enumerator RUSSELL CECIL, 48, farmer, all in home b. VA …..Mary C., 44, wife, k—house …..Nannie B., 16, dau ….Julia A., 13, dau …..Ella V., 10, dau …..William P., 7, son 1900 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 109, Maiden Spring Dist, George G. Sparks, enumerator R. F. CECCIL, 63, b. Oct 1836, all in home b. VA,., Merchant, married 42 years …..Mary C., 63, b. June 1826, wife, had had 6 children with 5 alive in 1900 JETTIE A. TAYOOR, 11, b. 1888 no month listed, Lodger A. J. CRUEY See data listed after first article J. H. GILLESPIE I believe to be James H. Gillespie 1900 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 122, Maiden Spring Dist., George G. Sparks, enumerator JAS. H. GILLESPIE, 68, b. Jan 1832, all in home b. VA, Farmer, married 26 years …..Mary J., 54, b. May 1866, wife, had had 0 children (This ) children is apparently not correct ) ….Nina F., 10, b. Aug 1887, day JAMES S. GILLESPIE I believe to be James Samuel Gillespie. There was also a J. Saunders Gillespie but he was living with his widowed father, David J. Gillespie. It would have apparently been listed as the home of David J. Gillespie if that dwelling had been swept away in the flood. I will list both census records just in case. However, the David J. Gillespie home was nearer the flood area , where most of the damage was done, according to the census records. J. Sanders Gillespie might also have moved into his own home by 1901. 1900 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 28, Maiden Spring Dist, Jas. A. Repass, enumerator J. SAMUEL GILLESPIE, 25, b. June 1874, all in home b.VA, Salesman, married 2 years …..Margaret, 19, b. July 1880, wife, had had 1 child …..Katie, 1, b. july 1899, dau 1900 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 192, Maiden Spring Dist., Jas. A. Repass, enumerator DAVID J. GILLESPIE, 66, b. Dec 1833, Widower, all in home b. VA* …..Augustus R., 36, b. jan 1864, Fram labor …..Joseph A., 27, b. Nov 1872, Teacher …..Nannie F., 23, b. Jan 1877, dau …..J. Saunders, 39, b. Apr 1861, Farmer, Married 1 year ….Mary H., 29, b. 1872 No month listed, Daughter-in-law of the Head of home …..Elizabeth, 4/12, b. Jan 1990 granddaughter of the head of household ETTA BREWSTER, 20, b. 1880 no month listed, Servant/housekeeper THOMAS PRUITT, 20, b. 1880 no month listed, Servant,/Farm labor *There is a possibility that David J. Gillespie is David Johnson Gillespie. In "Tazewell County Virginia: Some old Cemeteries," page 91: David Johnson Gillespie was the s/o William M. Gillespie & Olivia Johnson David Johnson Gillespie marrried Elizabeth Saunders ADDED DATA: 1860 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 1115 DAVID GILLESPIE, 26, farmer. All in home b.VA ….Elizabeth, 23 …..Oliva (sic) 1 (perhaps named after the mother of David Johnson Gillespie?) 1880 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 217, Maiden Spring Dist, Thomas A. Repass, enumerator DAVIS GILLESPIE (sic), 46, WIDOW, farmer, all in home b, VA ,,,,,Olla (sic), 21, dau, k-house …..Sanders, 19, son/farmer …..Augustus, 16, son,/farmer …..William., 14, son/farmer …..Etta, 12, daughter …..Calla, 10, dau …..Joseph, 8, son …..Painter, 6, son ….Flora, 4, daughter Elizabeth , the wife, apparently died sometime between 1876--1880 ALEX HALL I believe to be: 1900 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 133, Maiden Spring Dist.,, George G. Sparks, enumerator ALEX HALL, 40, b. July 1859, all in home b. VA, BLACKSMITH, married 16 years …..Margrett (sic), 37, b. Jan 1863, wife, had had 8 children with 7 alive in 1900 * …..Nannie L., 16, b. July 1883, dau …..Mary J., 13, b. May 1887 …..Bettie, 12, b. Nov 1888, dau …..Gracie, 9, b. Jan 1891, dau …..Earl, 6, b. Nov 1893, son …..Andrew J., 3, b. Mch 1897, son …..Jno H., 11/12, b. June 1898 (must have meant 1899) * The enumerator, George G, Sparks must have had a Margaret in his own family that spelled her name with a double, as in Margarett, since he has spelled at the Margaret’s in this manner. JAMES JONES I believe to be James H. Jones: 1900 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 119, Maiden Spring Dist JAS. H. JONES, 37, b. Aug 1862, in VA., Day laborer, married 16 years …..Lizzie A., 30, b. May 1860 in TN., wife, had had 0 children JO MULKY-Joseph Mulkey 1880 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 420 88th Dist, H. M. Smyht, enumerator, Read June 30, 1880 JOSEPH MULKEY (sic), 30 , Laborer, all b. VA …..Mary (sic0, 26, wife, k-house …..Ennie/Emmie, 8, daughter …..Narcissis (sic), 6, dau …..Augustus, 4, son (Nickname Gus) …..Ruliegh (sic), 6/12, son 1900 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 142, Maiden Spring District J. A. MULKEY (sic), 49, b. July 1850, in NC, others in home b. VA, BLACKSMITH, married for 33 years …..Missouria T. (sic), 45, b. June 1854, wife, had had 10 children with 8 alive in 1900 * …..Gus, 23, b. May 1877, farmer …..Albert D., 15, b. Feb 1885, Farm labor ….Toby A., 13, b. Apr 1887, Farm labor ….Sallie V., 11, b. Apt 1889, at school ….Rex H., 8, b. July 1891, son * Uthus H. Mulky (sic) die at the age of 15 days of Bold Hives, Parents: John (sic) & Missouri Mulky (sic), Informant, Joseph Mulky, father A. M. STINSON 1900 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 116, Maiden Spring Dist., George G. Sparks, enumerator A. .M. STINSON, 45, b. Sept 1864, in VA, all in home b. VA. married 21 years …..Margarett (sic), 49, b. Sep 1851, wife, had had 9 children with 5 alive in 1900 …..Bertha B., 20, b. Mch 1880, at school …..Alta M.,18, b. Apr 1882,School Teacher …..Jocie, 15, b. May 1885, dau ….Auther A., (sic), 10, b. Nov 1889, son …..Ollie E., 9, b. Apr 1889, dau RIMMENS WINGO I do not find a Rimmens Wingo. There was a Rimmer family that lived near T.W. Wingo: 1900 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 154,Maiden Spring District J. D. RIMMER, 54, b. Oct 1845 in NC , all others in home b. VA, Farmer, married 34 years Delila, 52, b. Feb 1848, wife, had had 11 children BELL BALL, 32, b. Dec 1867, daughter/Widow, had had 0 children [Reverts back to single children of head of household] U.L. RIMMER,, 22, b. July 1877, son …..Condasia, 18, b. Oct 1881, dau …..Cora, 15, b. July 1884, dau ….Mary, 13, b. June 1886, dau …..Bertie, 11, b. June 1888, dau …..Clara, 9, b. Feb 1891 [This family not in 1880 Tazewell Co VA Census] T. W. WINGO I believe to be Thomas W. Wingo, s/o Lydia Wingo 1850 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 1298 BETSY WINGO, 70, all in hoome b. VA …..James 29, Carpenter …..Lidda, 25 …..THOMAS, 6 …..Betsy, 5 1860 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 1200 LYDIA WINGO, 35, farmer, all in home b. VA …..Isabel, 18 * …..THOMAS W., 16 …..Nancy, 7 * Isabella Wingo died 10 Aug 1874, age 30, cause: Consumption. Parents: Lydia Wingo, Informant: T. W. Wingo, Brother 1880 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 104, Maiden Spring Dist, Thomas A. Repass, enumerator LYDA WINGO, 56 keeping house, b. VA THOMAS WINGO, 33, son farmer 1900 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 134, Maiden Spring District, George G. Sparks, enumerator T. W. WINGO, 54, b. Feb 1846, Farmer, Married 18 years …..Margarett 9sic0, 41, b. May 1859 in NC, wife, had had 6 children …..Jennie B., 19, b. Oct 1881, ALL children . VA* …..Robert S., 17, b. Feb 1883, Farm labor …..Bertha C., 15, b. Mch 1885, at school …..Mary B., 13, b. Jan 1887, dau …..Nannie F., 11, b. Dec 1889, dau ….Lidde (sic), 73, b. Nov 1824, Widow/Mother, stated that she had had 2 children with 1 alive in 1900. * Jennie is a name of endearment for Virginia and a well loved name during this era was Virginia Belle ….……………………… POUNDING MILL The hardest rain ever known at this place by the oldest citizens was on last Friday night beginning at 12 o’clock (and) continuing until about 9 o’clock Saturday morning. The water simply poured and (the) ground seemed to be almost covered with water all the time during the downpour. BUD HALL at this place, moved his household plunder, but he house didn’t go, altho(gh) the water got up into the house several feet. People’s gardens and truck patches along the river were either ruined or hurt considerably. But POUNDING MILL BRANCH, which empties into the CLINCH a short distance from he station here was up terribly. Four persons a mile about here (about a mile form here) on the BRANCH lost their lives. The dead are MRS. BELLE HOOPS (maiden name was Traysey Bell ‘Belle’ Mc Guire) age 32 wife of JOHN HOOPS, and daughter of MR. and MRS. FLOYD MC GUIRE (William Floyd Mc Guire & Angeline Phillips), who lived near the head of POUNDING MILL BRANCH, her baby (Fannie C.) , age 1 year, her step daughter, ANNIE HOOPS, age 15, and JOHN TATE, who was 21 years. Were drowned about 8 o’clock Saturday morning (22nd of June). There was a large drift above HOOPS house, which had been put there by recent high water. HOOPS and others had rolled a great many logs to the hollow, and they have washed down, JOHN TATE, and his father TOM TATE neighbors above saw that the drift was about to break loose which held a great quantity of water, ran and told HOOPS to leave his house, but he thought when the water ran over a certain log in the drift he would (leave) , but the drift broke at either end before he knew it., His wife wrang (sic) her hands and cried to her husband to leave, that they all would be drowned, in about five minutes they started and had forgotten next to the last child (Myrtle J.). The father returned for the child, the water stopped a moment and then stepped off into eternity (sic). The water had washed a hole several feet deep. She (Belle Hoops) went down with her baby in her arms, ANNIE met the same fate. JOHN TATE caught each of them, and lost his life in trying to save the others. By the time the drift has (sic) broken , a large log struck him and tore his hold from a tree. JOHN and ANNIE’S bodies were recovered soon, about a half mile below and buried on Monday at the same time, at 1 o’clock near FLOYD MC GUIRES. MRS. HOOPS body was found by MESSRS. SID DAUGHTERY and SAM QUESENBURY near HORSE SHOE BEND, on yesterday (Tuesday) at 11 o’clock and taken to MR. JAMES OSBORNE and was buried this morning near her father’s, the home of her childhood. REV. NANNIE BELLE OSBORNE of the Methodist church preached the funeral to a large number of relatives and friends. MRS. HOOPS, when found was entirely destitute of clothing except shoes, (she) was sunken in the mud and sand to her waist. Her beautiful auburn hair, which was three feet in length, had to be cut off before her body could be extracted, it being also buried in the sand and wound about brush and other rubbish, aul_(?) that fully 40 lbs. of mud and sand was lifted up, sticking to her hair. The father, mother and husband, a(re) almost crazy with grief. Her father was away and never knew of her death till on Monday. She left 4 (sic) children two by her first and two by her last husband (I believe this is mistyped and the number of children does not correspond to the 1900 Tazewell Co., VA Census records - see annotated data below). The unexpected deaths have cast a gloom over the entire village and neighborhood. The baby’s body has not yet been recovered. There were four other children and MR. HOOPS rescued by putting plank across on which they walked over the deep water. It is said that a place in front of the house 20 feet deep was washed out. The dwelling did not wash away, but a large framed smoke house in which they had taken refuge washed away in a minute or so after they had gotten out. The road from here to above MR. TATES was washed almost impassable to pedestrians until yesterday afternoon. It is uncertain when the road will be in condition for wagons or vehicles. …………… ANNOTATED DATA: SID DAUGHTERY No other information found BUD HALL. As a nickname was used I have no way of associating "Bud" with a given name. However, there was a Hall family in the same area as the Hoops family. Living nine properties away: 1900 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 190, Maiden Spring Dist., Jas. A. Repass, enumerator WM. H. HALL, 43, b. Apr 1857, all in home b. VA., Farmer, married 20 years …..Mary A., 42, b. 1858 (no month), wife, had had 8 children with 5 alive in 1900 …..Wm. G., 17, b. Sept 1882, Farm labor ….Clarence D., 10. B. Nov 1889, Farm Labor ….Geo. O., 8, b. Oct 1891, son …..Birtie C (sic)., 5, b. July 1894, son (listed as a son ?) HOOPS ANNIE HOOPS Annie Hoops, b. Dec 1886 ? d. Saturday, 22 June 1901, was the step-daughter , of Belle Hoops, who drowned. She was the d/o John Henry Hoops and his first of three wives, Frances,’Fannie’ Bowling. Frances Bowling was the d/o Jordon Efferson ‘Eff’ Bowling & Margaret Higginbotham MRS. BELLE HOOPS Theresa Belle (Mc Guire) Hoops, b. Dec 1867,, d. Saturday June 22, 1901, d/o William Floyd M Cguire & Angeline Phillips FANNIE C. HOOPS Fannie C., Hoops, b. Sep 1899, d. Saturday, 22 June 1901, d/o John Henry Hoops and his second of three wives, Theresa Belle (Mc Guirre) Hoops, d/o William Floyd Mc Guire & Angeline Phillips. ADDED DATA: 1850 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 842 CORNELIUS MC GUIRE, 44, farm, VA (All b. VA) ....Therissa (sic), 39 * .....Peter, 12 .....WILLIAM F., 9 (Wm. Floyd Mc Guire-father of Mrs. Belle Hoops) .....Andrew J., 6 .....Sally, 1 * [Theresa Gose, m.1 Nov 1827, Taz. Co., VA., from "ANNALS OF TAZEWELL COUNTY VIRGINIA"from 1800-1922, Vol # 1, pg 79]. 1800-1853 Tazewell County Virginia MARRIAGES" By Pauline Haga., pg 44 (ORG DATA PG 36) "I joined WILLIAM HOOPS and CHARLOTTE ASBURY in holy wedlock in (sic) the 13th November 1851"- David Young [Parents of John Henry Hoops, husband of Belle Hoops] 1860 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 26 WILLIAM HOOPS, 30,farm, all in home b. VA (Wm. M. Hoops) .....Charlotte, 28 Charlotte Rose Asbury, d/o John & Polly (Ratcliff) Asbury .....Amanda, 6 .....John, 4 (John Henry Hoops) .....Margaret, 3 .....Sarah A., 1 "ANNALS OF TAZEWELL COUNTY VIRGINIA"from 1800-1922,Vol # II, pg 39 Marriage: Tazewell Co., VA., 14 Feb., 1865 William F. McGuire and Angeline Phillips [Parents of Mrs. Belle Hoops] A granddaughter of William Floyd Mc Guire, and daughter of Charles Mc Guire & Mary Louise ‘Lou’ Conley, KATE SALLY MC GUIRE married Thomas Saunders Pierce Shrader, Sr who was the s/o Leftrich/Leftridge Scott Shrader & Virginia Diane ‘Jennie’ Fowler. 1880 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 334, Maiden Spring Dist., Read June 17, Thomas A. Repass, enumerator JOHN HOOPS, 34, Farmer, all in home, b. VA .....Francis, 30, wife, k-house .....John 3, son Death of Frances Bowling/Boling HOOPS. "1872-1896 DEATH Register of Tazewell Co., VA" By Wilson & Wilson, pg 161-162 FANNY HOOPS, w/f, farmers wife, age 56 ?- (this age would apparently be incorrect) Died: Sept 22, 1893 POB: Tazewell Co VA POD: Pounding Mill, Tazewell Co., VA Cause of Death: Fever Parents: Eff & Peggs Boling (sic) Informant Jno H. Hoops, husband of the deceased 1900 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 199, Maiden Spring Dist, Census read June 1, 1880, Jas. A. Repass, enumerator JOHN H. HOOPS, 45, b. Mar 1855, Farmer, All in home b. VA. Married 5 years .....Tracy B. (sic) , 32, b. Dec 1867, wife, had had 5 children * .....George, 16, b. June 1883, farm labor .....Mary M., 15, b. May 1885, dau .....Annie, 13, b. Dec 1886, dau .....Edward 11, b. Mar 1889 , farm labor .....Monroe, 9, b. Sept 1890, son .....Robert,, 5, b. Sep 1890, son .....Myrtle J., 2, b. Oct 1894, dau .....Fannie C., 8/12, b. Sept 1899, dau * I believe ONLY the last three are Belle’s children and that the number of children born to Belle should have been 3 not 5 John Henry Hoops, third wife I show to be Sarah Francis Burnette,. Both John Henry & Sarah Hoops are buried at Maxwell Cemetery, Maxwell, Tazewell Co., VA "Tazewell County, Virginia Some Old Cemeteries," by Peery & Howell, pg 126 Sarah’s stone:……………………………John’s stone 24) SARAH HOOPS BOWLING……..25) JOHN H, HOOPS b. Mar. 4, 1859……………………………b. Mar.. 19, 1855 d. Jul.. 23, 1952…………………………...d. Apr. 15, 1941 WILLIAM FLOYD MC GUIRE - father of Mrs. Belle hoops-see data under"Hoops." MR. JAMES OSBORNE There were three Mr. James Osborn/Osbourne’s in the general vicinity of Pounding Mill. However, only one was the head of the household in 1900 and one was only 17 years of age. I will list the two possibilities-Perhaps, someone will read this and let us know which Mr. James Osbourn/Osbourne is correct, PLEASE. B. 1900 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 169, Maiden Spring Dist, J. A. Gilliespie, enumerator JAMES W. OSBORN (sic), 43, b. May 1857 in NC., Farmer JAMIMIE OSBOURN (sic), 65, b. 1835 (no month listed) MOTHER/WIDOW, b. NC , had had 2 children 2. 1900 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 160, Maiden Spring Dist., J. A. Gillespie, enumerator MALADRI C. OSBORN (sic), 28, b. Mar 1872, in VA, Farmer (Malachi-see 188 below) …..Sarah M., 49, B. OCTR 1850, IN NC, MOTHER/WIDOW, had had 10 children with 7 alive in 1900 …..William E. , b. July 1867 in VA., BROTHER/ Locomotive Engineer JAMES M. OSBORN, 23, b. Mar 1877, in VA., BROTHER/Farm labor, b. VA …..Sarah E. (sic),18, b. Mar 1882, SISTER/at school, b. VA …..Georgia M., 11, b. Nov 1889, SISTER/at school ….Annie b., 9, b. Oct 1891, SISTER The same family as # 2 above in 1880: 1880 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 187, Maiden Spring Dist., Jesse M. Mc Call, enumerator SOLOMON OSBORN (sic), 31, b. VA, farmer …..Sarah C. (sic) , 20, wife, k-house, b. VA (Sic) …..William E., 11, son …..Malachi, 9, son …..Aaron, 7, son …..James m., 3, son …..Robert Lee, 9/12, son REV. NANNIE BELLE OSBORNE There were two Nannie B. Osborn’s in the area of Pounding Mill in 1900. I will list both as I do not know which is correct. Perhaps someone will let us know which is correct, PLEASE. Neither Nannie/Nancy is listed as a minister. 1. 1900 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 48, Maiden Spring Dist., J. A. Gillsespie, enumerator William A. OSBORN (sic), 26, b. Dec 1873 in NC, Farm Labor, married 4 years …..NANCY B., 27, b. Feb 1873 in VA., wife, had had 2 children …..Stella M., 3, b. Nov 1896 in Va., dau …..Carrie M., 1, b. Apt 1898, in VA., dau 2. 1900 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 328, Maiden Spring Dist, J. A. Gillespie, enumerator JOHN W. OSBORN (sic), 26, b. Dec 1873, in VA., Farmer, married 3 years …..NANNIE B., 19, b. Nov 1881 in VA., wife, had had 3 children with 1 alive in 1900 …..Eliza M., 4/12, b. Jan 1900, dau SAM QUESENBURY ? No other information found JOHN TATE John Tate, b. Jan 1878, d. Saturday, June 22, 1901, s/o Thomas & Sarah E. Tate THOMAS ‘TOM’ TATE Thomas Tate 1880 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 358 Maiden Spring Dist. TATE, THOMAS age 25 farm b. VA (All b. VA) .....Sarah E. age 23 b. VA wife k-house .....Margaret J. age 5 dau. .....John T. age 3 son .....William age 1 son. 1900 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 200, Maiden Spring Dist., Jas. A. Repass, enumerator TOM TATE, 53, b. Mar 1847 in VA , marriied 24 years, farmer (all in home b. VA) .....Sarah E., 44, b. 1856, wife had ad 12 children with 10 alive in 1900 .....John, 22, b. Jan 1878, farm labor., died on Saturday, June 22, 1901 , flood .....William, 20, b. Jan 1880, farm labor (William Benjamin Tate)* .....Elizabeth, 18, b. Mar 1882, dau .....Laura, 17, b. May 1883, dau .....Morgan, 13, b. Apr 1887, farm labor .....George, 10, b. Aug 1889, son .....Author, 8, b. Apr 1892, son .....Viola, 6, b. Aug 1893, dau .....Bessie, 4, b. Oct 1895, dau * .....Robt E., 9/12, b. Aug 1899, son * William Benjamin Tate married Mary Louvenia Tabor, d/o Stephen Paris Tabor & Eleanor Havens * Interesting since Bessie is also a name of endearment for Elizabeth. BLUESTONE Bluestone, Va., June 24 We are not all drowned yet on BLUESTONE, but our corn, oats and wheat is damaged considerably, in some cases near one half. The oldest farmer say they never saw such a flood of rain as fell last Saturday, and still it comes. ………………………… MR A. A. CARTER and others lost their spring houses in the flood, and small spring branches got past fording, tore out plank fences and everywhere it looked as if we were going to have a second Noah’s flood. [Alexander Albert ‘Alex’ Carter, s/o Solomon Neece Carter & Susannah Mariah (Carter) Carter. A. A. Carter first married Cynthia B. P. Harry, d/o John Harry and third wife Margaret E. Dedmons who was a d/o Chrisley (sic) & Lucinda Desmonds. Margaret Desmond’s first husband was a Joshua Wade]. ADDED DATA: 1900 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS #205, Clear Fork Dist., W. W. Wellls, enumerator ALEXANDER CARTER, 29, b. Apr 1871 in VA , farmer .....Cinthia B. R. (sic), 26, b. Feb 1874 in VA., wife, had had 4 children .....Annie M., 6, Sept 1893, VA., dau .....Jettie P., 5, Aprl 1895 VA, dau .....Walter G., 3, Octc 1896, son .....Virlin E., 1 Parl 1899 MAGGIE DOWDY, 44, b. May 1855 OHIO, had had 4 children with 3 alive, Head of Household ....GEORGE R. BEVIL (sic), 24, b. Aug 1875 Va, Stepson,/Farm labor WILLIAM R. DOWDY, 18 b. Feb 1882 VA, Farm Lobor .....Bessie, 15, b. Aug 1889 VA , dau .....Lena B., 8 b. June 1881 VA, dau .....Thomas N., 6. b. Mch 1884 VA son 1910 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS Dist 0095, Visit 0290 ALEC CARTER, 40, B. BA (All in home b. VA) .....Catherine (sic), 35, wife .....Jetta, 14, dau .....Walter, 13,son .....Vernon (sic) , 11, son .....Mamie, 7, dau .....Cecil, 6, son .....Leona, 4, dau .....Fred, 3, son .....Irene, no age listed on web, dau ……………………… J. H. SUMMERS has been on the sick list for several days. [Possible: James Howard Summers, 1868, 1946, s/o Rev. William Summers & Martha L. Bane who was the d/o William Russell Bane & Nancy Havens. Rev. Wm. & Nancy Summers lived in this area of Tazewell Co., VA]. ………………………… W. C. HARMAN and his son, GRATTON, are both reported sick, but are better at present. [William C. Harman] ADDED DATA: 1880 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 305, Clear Fork ist # 87 WILLIAM C. HARMAN, 23, farmer b. VA (All in home b. VA) .....Sarah A., 25. wife, k-house ....Gacy M. (sic), 3, dau 1900 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 144, Clear Fork Dist, W. W. Wells, enumerator WM HARMAN, 48, b. Apr 1852, VA (All in home b. VA), farmer .....Sarah A., 45, b. Mch 1855, wife, had had 5 children with 4 alive in 1900 .....Gratton, 16, b. Dec 1883, Farm Labor .....Kelly K., 8, b.July 1891, son .....Lee A., 6, b. July 1893, son .(Living on property next to Allen Preston Tabor) …………………. There was no services at our church Sunday on account of the high waters. …………………. JAS. CATER, son of S. N. CARTER, has been very low with the typhoid fever, but is improving slowly. He had to be moved to higher ground last Saturday, as the water was near a foot deep in the house where he lived. [James Robert Carter, 1883-1936, s/o Solomon Neece Carter & Susannah Mariah (Carter) Carter. James Robert Carter married Delia Hypes]. ADDED DATA: 1850 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 325 RACHEL CARTER 47 b. VA (All b. VA) .....Minerva J. 8 .....Lorenzo 6 .....SOLOMON 3 .....Sarah E. 6/12 1860 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 31 RACHEL CARTER, 46, domestic b. VA (all in home b. VA) .....John L., 16, farmer .....SOLOMON, 13 .....Elizabeth, 10 .....Charles, 5 1880 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 276 Clearfork dist. SOLOMON CARTER 34 farmer b. VA (All b. VA) .....Susanah 37 wife k-house .....Lucy A. 17 dau .....George W. 11 son farm labor .....Alexander 8 .....Margaret 6 dau .....Rachel A. 4 dau A direct descendant of Solomon Carter e-mailed me in August 2000: Birth date of Solomon Neece Carter as 11 Sep 1841 in Louisville, KY. Christened 5 Apr 1874 in Christian Church Springville, VA., by Preacher Samuel Austin. 1900 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 246 Clearfork Dist SOLIMAN CARTER (sic) 58 b. Nov 1841 VA (All b. VA), farm labor .....Susanah M. 54 b. Oct 1845 wife, Susanah had had 11 children with 8 living in 1900 .....Carlsey (Sic) 18 b. July 1881 farm labor .....James 16 b. June 1883 farm labor .....Charles 14 b. Aug 1885 farm labor WILLIAM TIBBS 27 b. May 1873 farm labor .....Rachel A. 25 b. May 1875 wife Rachel had had no children (Dau. or Solomon & Susanah) 1910 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS Dist 0095, Visit 0303 SOLOMON CARTER, 68, b. VA (All in home b. VA) .....Susanna, 66, wife HERMAN KITTS, 5, grandson …………….. We learn that D. H. BIRD has purchased an orange grove in Florida. He has engaged his next years crop to the Graham merchants cheaper than they can buy elsewhere. [D. Hogan Bird} ADDED DATA: 1900 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 146, Clear Fork, Dist, W. W. Wells, enumerator D. HOGAN BIRD, 42, b. Apr 1858 in VA., All in home b. VA, Miller …..Amanda A., 31, b. March 1869, wife, had had 7 children …..William M., 12, b. July 1887, Farm labor …..Robt P., 11, b. Dec 1888, Farm labor …..Ethel M., 10, b. may 1890, dau …..Luther H., 8, b. Apr 1892, Son …..Hollie S., 6, b. May 1894, dau …..Ellis Hoge, 3, b. Mar 1897, son …..Nannie E., 11/12, b. June 1899, dau ………………………. MRS. LOU STRADER (sic), of Giles county, has been visiting her mother, MRS. MARTHA BANE, and other relatives on Bluestone, for a few weeks past [This Mrs. Martha Bane, in the Bluestone area, was Martha W. John, d/o James John & Anna Myers. Martha was the widow of John T. H. Bane who was the s/o William Russell Bane & Nancy Havens. I am uncertain which daughter was Mrs. Lou Strader. I wonder if that should have been Shrader?. I have not knowledge of this daughter. John & Martha’s daughters that I have in my file: Louemma Lee ‘Lula’ Bane married Sylvester Johnson Mary L. ‘Mollie’ Bane, who first married Evan brown Tabor and after his death married William W. Mc Clannahan]. Alice A. Bane-I do not know her spouse ADDED DATA: 1860 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 150 BANE, JOHN T. age 24 farmer b. VA (All b. VA) .....Martha age 21 .....Allice A. age 1 .....Jese B. age 4/12 MOWRLS, MRS.age 60 b. VA no relationship listed. "Annals of Tazewell County, Virginia"Vol II page 389-390. By Harman. FOR GENERAL RESEARCH : There were Mowles' in Tazewell Co because in 1923 a Louise Walker married C. A. Mowles on the 20th day of July. Louise Walker was the daughter of Louisa "Vicie" Gillespie and George Walker that had married 06 Sept 1892. Louisa "Vicie’ Gillespie was a twin to Mariah Gillespie who married Oscar Mitchell in June 1886-no children. Both girls were the daughters of Hugh Tiffany Gillespie and M. Frances Murphey who were married on 16 March 1856. 1870 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # (Should be 238 but the enumerator wrote 138) BANE, JOHN T. age 34 farmer b. VA (All b. VA0 .....Martha W. age 35 keeping house .....Alice A. age 11 at home .....Jesse B. age 10 son .....Louemma L. age 7 .....Charles A. age 3 .....Mary L. age 1 # 286 (# 285 is brother, Joseph H. Bane & Family) 1880 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS BANE, JOHN T. . age 44 a farmer from VA (All from VA) ........Martha W. age 45 wife k-house ........Alice A. age 20 Daughter ........Louemma L. age 16 daughter ........Charles A. age 14 son ........Mary L. ahe 10 daughter .......William F. age 8 son BANE, WILLIAM R. age 74 Father ........Nancy age 69 Mother 1900 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 148 Clear Fork Dist BANE, CHARLES age33 B. Dec1866 VA Farmer BANE, MARTHA W. age 66 b. Mch 1834 Widow/Mother b. VA YOST, SALLIE A. age 15 b. Jan 1885 boarder*, m. Fox Hall .....Clarence, 12, b. May 1888, boarder/farm labor* *Children of David Preston Yost and his first of three wives, Mary Katherine Seabolt. ……………………………………. W. H. and C. S. BANE have bought a mower and rake and wanted a machine to pick the briers out of their oats, but R. I. HOKE, said they did not have they (them) in stock at present. [William Howard Bane & Charles Stewart Bane, sons of Joseph Howard Bane & Rachel Cammille Witten. William Howard Bane married Dora Alice Shrader, d/o Franics Marion ‘Pet’ Shrader & Rachel Maloney Harman. Charles Stewart Bane married Eugenia Melissa ‘Genia’ Tabor, d/o Elgin Whitley Tabor & Octavia Zane Tiller. R. I. Hoke-No other data ]. ADDED DATA: 1880 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 285 Clear Fork Township BANE, JOSEPH H. age 39 farmer b, VA (All b. VA) .....Rachel C. age 28 wife k-house .....Mary W. age 4 daughter .....Charley S. age 2 son .....William H. age 1/12 son FHC Film #0034214 Film Marriage Page 162 # 245 18 Nov 1903, Tazewell Co VA William Bane* age 23 single b. Taz Co VA s/o J. H. & Rachel. Alice Shrader single b. Taz Co VA d/o F. M. & Rachel Shrader. Married by G.W. Harless. Name listed as BOAS in Tazewell Co., VA Marriage Records FHC Film #0034214 Film Marriage Pg. 174 # 271 27 Dec (Oct) 1905, Tazewell Co VA Chas S. Bane age 28 single b. Taz Co VA s/o Jos. H. & Rachel C. Bane. Eugenia Tabor age 26 single b. Taz Co VAd/o Elgan & Octavia Tabor. Married by G. W.Harless. ………………… W. L. PERDUE, has rented or bought a saw mill and is looking for it any day. He says he is going to build a fine house. [William Perdue] ADDED DATA: 1900 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 204, Clear Fork Dost., W. W. Wells, enumerator WILLIAM PERDUE, 35, B. MCH 1865 IN VA., All in home b. VA, farmer .....Francis H. (sic), 33, b. Jany 1867, wife, had had 4 children .....Stella M., 8, b. jany 1892, dau .....Samuel A., 6, b. Feby 1894, son .....Lou E., 4, b. Dec 1895, dau .....Laura v., 3, b. Feby 1897, dau …………………….. The submitter, from BLUESTONE, signed his submission as CYCLONE ……………………………… BAILEY Bailey, Va., June 24 We had the most destructive flood here Saturday morning that has ever been here for twenty years and perhaps fifty or more. This creek was one foot higher than it was the time of the highest water. In May and only four miles of valley to gather (sic0 the water was up very little at daylight, but the rain fell so hard that by nine o’clock the water was at the highest., and some of the families ate their breakfast by lamp light, between six and seven o’clock it was so dark. Your reporter has been here twenty years and never saw anything like it. In that time and (of the) people who have been here three times twenty years say they never saw any thing (sic) like it. It would be useless to try to estimate the damage , but it would be safe to say that at least two hundred panels of fence was washed out in the first mile east (?) of the siding, besides the lots of grass corn &c. [&c=etc] REV. Z. D. HOLBROOK and MRS. E. G. WAGNER left Tuesday morning to attend (the) District Conference at Grundy. Their friends are anxious about them. [Rev. Zacheriah Dee Holbrook, s/o Rev. James W. Holbrook & Christina Margaret Shrader who was the d/o John Henry Shrader, Jr., & Edith Belle ‘Edy’ Day. Rev. Z. D. Holbrook’s wife , Permellia A. ‘Millie’ Kinzer was the sister of Mrs. E. G. Wagner who was Mary Ann ‘Mollie’ Kinzer. Mary Ann & Permelia Kinzer were the daughters of John Broce Kinzer & Clarissa Jennette Tabor. Clarissa J. Tabor was the d/o Richard Adam Tabor & Mildred Permelia ‘Millie’ Shrader who was the d/o Henry Sharder, Sr & Louisa Kenndey. Mildred Permellia (Shrder) Tabor was also the sister of John Henry Shrader, Jr. Mrs. E. G. Wagner (Mary Ann Kinzer) was the second wife of Elias Green Wagner. Elias Green Wagner was the s/o David Nicewander Waggoner & Mariah E. Deaton. E. G. Wagner was known as "Green" Wagner and his first wife was Martha Alice Bailey the d/o William Bailey & Martha Amanda Moore. E. G. Wagner moved his family to Bland Co VA about Oct 1909 ]. ADDED DATA: 1900 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 353 Clearfork Dist. WAGNER, ELINS F. (sic) age 40 b. July 1859 Va farmer (all b. VA) (ELIAS G) .....Mollie A. age 30 b. Sep 1869 wife had 3 children 2 are living in 1900 (second wife of Elias Green Wagner, m 29 July 1896) .....William D. age 18 b. May 1882 son .....Samuel O. age 16 b. Apr 1884 son .....Ozella G. age 13 b. June 1886 daughter .....James P. age 12 b. May 1888 son .....Claud H. age 8 b. Sep 1891 son .....Tyler F. age 6 b. Apr 1894 son .....Mariah age 2 b. Oct 1897 daughter .....Nannie G. age 1 b. Dec 1898 daughter .....Alice age 0 b. May 1900 WAGNER , DAVID M. age 75 b. Mar 1825 Father/Widow (Initial should be "N") WAGNER, MARY E. age 33 b. Aug 1866 sister of head of household WAGNER, SALLIE A. age 31 b. Jan 1869 sister of head of household 1910 BLAND CO VA CENSUS Dist 0001, Visit 0213 E. G. WAGNER, 50, b. VA (all their children b. VA) .....Mollie A., 40, wife .....Winea (sic), 27, son (This is apparently William David Wagner, b. May 1882-probably hus of Maggie below) .....James P., 21, son .....Claudie H., 18, dau .....T. E. 16, son .....Nannie G., 12, dau (children from here down children biological children of , second wife, Mary Ann "Mollie" Kinzer Wagner) .....Martha A., 10, dau .....Myrtle A., 4, dau .....St. Clair, 7, son .....Charlie D., 6, son .....Eula G., 3, dau .....May (sic) B., no age posted on web site, daughter (A daughter Virginia B., was b. in Mar of 1910. I do not know why she was not on the report-perhaps the census was read early or she was missed. *MAGGIS (sic) E. WAGNER, 24, b. VA., daughter-in-law .....Garriet J. (sic), 3, b. VA., grandson .....Julia, no age posted on web, granddaughter, b. VA * The two oldest sons of Elias Green Wagner married a woman who could have had the nickname of Maggie (I think the"s" is a typo). I assume this is the Wife of William David Wagner since the misread name, of Winea, would resemble William more than Samuel. 1900 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 49 Clearfork Dist W.W. Wells enumerator HOLBROOK, ZACHARIAH age 30 MINISTER b. Feb 1870 VA (all b. VA) .....Millie F. age 28 b. Oct 1871 wife -Has had 6 children 5 are alive in 1900 .....Philip T. age 8 b. May 1892 son .....William P. age 6 b. March 1894 son .....Samuel D. age 4 b, Dec 1895 son .....Margarette C. age 2 b. May 1898 dau .....Eva may age 1/2 or 1 month NEXT PROPERTY WERE THE PARENTS OF ZACHARIAH HOLBROOK,. # 50 HOLBROOK, JAMES age 60 b. Oct 1839 MINISTER b. VA (all b. VA) .....Christina M. age 59 b. Oct 1840 wife -Has had 7 children 6 are alive in 1900 .....Joseph A. age 31 b. Aug 1868 son farmer .....Malinda L. age 27 b. Dec 1872 Dau .....William E. age 30 b. Dec 1879 son farm laborer HARMAN, ELIAS age 19 b. May 1881 NEPHEW farm laborer HARMAN, ROBERT H. age 17 b. Apt 1883 NEPHEW farm laborer ABSHER, ZACHARIAH age 22 b. May 1878 farm laborer ABSHER, EMMA age 24 b. Mar 1876 Wife of Zachariah Absher -Has had no children (Probably dau. of James & Christina HolbrooK) AULTON, MACK S. age 26 b. Feb 1874 Boarder and a Sawyer. ……………….. R. H. IRESON, of North Tazewell, came to our place Friday evening by train, and left Saturday morning on a "tie Ticket." BOB said he feared the last ticket would be the most costly of the two by the time the trip was over. J. M. KITTS, of Tazewell, was also seen passing our place Sunday, traveling on the same kind of ticket. No doubt JIM and BOB think high water troublesome as we all do. [Robert H.’Bob’ Ireson & James m. ‘Jim’Kitts.: ADDED DATA: ROBERT H. ‘BOB’ RESON 1900 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 331, Jeffersonville Dist., W. E. Akers, enumerator ROBERT H. IRESON, 39, b. Dec 1860, all in home b. VA, Merchant miller, married 10 years (sic) * …..Ellie G. (sic), 38, b. Jan 1862, wifem had had 6 children with 4 alive in 1900* …..Robert L., 19, b. Feb 1881, son …..William N., 12, b. jan 1888, son …..Henry p., 8. B. Apr 1892, son …..Eva M., 4, b. July 1895, dau * Children’s ages do not agree with time married. * The other two children not living in 1900: "Tazewell County Virginia: Some Old Cemeteries," by Peery & Howell, pg 55 Jimmie Saunders Ireson b. Feb. 27, 1885 d. Oct 14. 188? Annie lou, Dau of R. H. & E. J. Ireson (sic) b. May 7, 1884 d. Jul. 16, 1890 "Tazewell County Death Register 1872-1896," by Wilson & Wilson, pg 121-122 ARMIE L. IRESON (sic), w/f, age 6Y 9M 1 D POB: Tazewell Co., VA POD: Tazewell Co., VA Date of death: July 16, 1890 Cause: Flux Parents: Robt H. & E. J. Ireson Informant: Robt H. Ireson, father JAMES M. ‘JIM ‘ KITTS 1880 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 357, Jeffersonville Dist., H. M. Smythe, enumerator FRANCIS M. JONES, 63, WIDOW, all in home b. VA. Farmer …..Mattie, 36, dau, Manta Maker (sic) …..Jennie, 29, dau, Manta maker, (Sic) JAMES KITTS, 28, Son-in-law/Plaster …..Mollie H., 23, dau. Of head of household …..Frank, 3, grandson ….Evaline, 1, granddaughter JAMES WOLTZ. 24, Son-in-law,/Carpenter …..Kate E., 21, dau. of head of household, k-house Death of James M. Kitts wife: "Tazewell County Death Register 1872-1896," by Wilson & Wilson, pg 97-98 MOLLIE H. KITTS, w/f. age 32Y 1 M 17 D POB: Tazewell Co., VA POD: Tazewell Co., VA Cause of Death: Fevor (sic) Date of death: Nov 11, 1888 Parents: John & Elizabeth Johnson Informant: J. M. Kitts, husband 1900 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 20, Tazewell Tow, Fred W. Pendleton, enumerator JAMES M., KITTS, 48, b. Aug 1851, all in home b. VA., WIDOWER/Brick Mason …..Rosa Evelyn, 21, b. Oct 1870, Teacher (Should be 1879) …..Jennie A., 19, b. Mar 1881, At school …..Fred S., 15, b. Aug 1884, At school JENNIE E. JONES, 41, b. Apr 1859, Sister-in-law/Seamstress/ ………………………………………… THOMPSON VALLEY [The first two or three sentences of this column are missing] …………………………… W. T. BUCHANAN(‘S) new residence will soon be finished and will be a very beautiful house. …………………….. A. B. BUCHANAN is having some repairing done on his dwelling house. We have been told that MR. S. B. THOMPSON is going to reside with MR. A. B. BUCHANAN again for a while (sic) at least. ADDED DATA: MR. A. B. BUCHANAN 1900 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 294, Jeffersonville Dist., Chas W. Matthew (s), enumerator A. B. BUCHANAN, 38, b. Dec 1861, , All in home b. VA., Dry Goods Sales, married 13 years …..Nannie, 35, b. June 1864, wife, had had 4 children with 3 alive in 1900 …..Allic Y (sic), 12, b. Sept 1887, dau …..Archie, 10, b. Jan 1890, son …..Clonelin (?) (sic), 8, b. Aug 1892, son …………………………… News is scarce this week with the exception of the damage done by the water Saturday and Sunday. ……………………….. The most fearful rain that has been known to fall in our country (sic) fell Saturday morning. The rain began to fall about 3 o’clock in the morning and continued until a little after five, when it slacked for a short time, then it began again, and we have (never) seen such a rain as fell from that time until about 10 o’clock. By that time the water was higher than it had been seen in this country (sic), and it continued to rain until about 12 o’clock. Great damage was done from one end of this Valley to the other, although the damage done in the East end of (the) Valley was nothing to compare to that of West end. The greatest damage was to mountain land and fences. J. E. BUCHANAN and C. A. LEECE suffered great loss by land slides, although it is said that fences, rock, fences (sic) and out buildings were swept away in great number in the Western part of the Valley. Many corn fields, and meadows are covered with logs rails and rocks, washed down from the mountains. In many cases people were forced to leave their homes, and seek refuge on higher land. It is said that it will take 5 (?) men two weeks to put PLUM CREEK in condition for wagons to pass. ADDED DATA: J. E. BUCHANAN ? Too many J. Buchanan’s to make a guess C. A. LEECE 1900 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 269, Jeffersonville Dist., Chas W. Matthew (s), enumerator CELAEY M. (sic0, 45, b. Mar 1855, All in home b. VA., Farmer, married 31 years ….Allis R., 44, b. Jan 1856, wife, had had 3 children with 2 alive in 1900 * …..Lulie B., 20, b. Apr 1880, dau …..Lilla E., 15, b. Feb 1884, dau …..Mattie B., 13, b. Dec 1887, dau * Numbers must be incorrect since three children are listed ………………. The THOMPSON VALLEY mail could not get to Tazewell for several days unless taken across the mountain on foot. MR. D. W. LYNCH suffered a great deal of anxiety about his wife, who had been visiting friends , and relatives in Wytheville, and Pulaski for several days, and who was to return on Saturday, but she got in safe on Monday (sic) evening morning. [Daniel W. Lynch, apparently remarried after the 1900 Tazewell Co., Census was read] ADDED DATA: 1880 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 130, 89th Dist., Richard Smoot, enumerator EDWARD THOMPSON, SR., 45, Farmer, All in home b. VA …..Ellen 40, wife, k-house D.W. LYNCH, 27, son-in-law …..Mary M., 20, daughter of head of household 1900 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 305, Jeffersonville Dist., Chas. W. Matthews, enumerator DANIEL LYNCH, 47, b. June 1852, Farmer/WIDOWER, All in home b. VA …..Nettie, 14, b. Nov 1886, dau …..Eddie,, 11, b. June 1888, Listed as a dau. …..Lida M., 10, b. Aug 180, dau …..Margret (sc), 8, b. Feb 1892, dau …..Mary, 4, b. june 1895, dau ELLEN THOMPSON, 60, b. Mar 1880, WIDOW MOTHER-IN-LAW* * Widow of Edward R. Thompson , b. 7 Oct 1834, d. 10 Mar 1896 FIRST WIFE, OF DANIEL LYNCH: "Tazewell County Virginia: Some Old Cemeteries," by Peery & Howell, pg 77 Mary Matilda Thompson, Wife of D. W. Lynch, buried at the Archibal Thompson Cemetery, in Thompson Valley, Tazewell Co., VA # 14 MARY MATILDA THOMPSON Wife of D. W. Lynch b. Dec. . 18, 1859 d. Apr. 20, 1895 Age 35Y 4M & 12D EDWARD R. THOMPSON (father of Mary Matilda Thompson Lynch and husband of Ellen E. Thompson). "Tazewell County Virginia: Some Old Cemeteries," by Peery & Howell, pg 77 # 15 EDWARD R. THOMPSON b. Oct. 7, 1834 d. Mar. 10, 1896 Age 61 Y 5M & 3 D ELLEN E. THOMPSON "Tazewell County Virginia: Some Old Cemeteries," by Peery & Howell, pg 77 # 16 ELLEN E. THOMPSON Wife of E. R. THOMPSON b. June 1, 1840 d. Oct. 3. 1904 "Tazewell County Virginia: Some Old Cemeteries," by Peery & Howell, pg 77 Edward R. Thompson & Ellen E. Thompson (sic) were married Sep 9, 1859 …………………………………….. NEWS FROM BRAMWELL The Flood-Other News-Great Rains The people on the little peninusla (sic) at BRAMWELL had began thinking about higher land, and some had been compelled to move already, when the water began to recede . The heaviest rain ever known, say the older citizens of this section. The rain began about 1 o’clock Saturday morning with a thunderstorm, and continued to fall in great torrents, until about 6 o’clock Sat. A. M., after that the raining was more moderate. The greatest destruction of bridges ever known to BLUESTONE people, rendering transportation with (the) Railroad Cp. Impossible and creating almost a panic among the miners, Coal digging will be a thing of the past, at all the works below COOPER, on the waters of the BLUESTONE. Quite a number of miners have already turned out to work on the Railroad to help build bridges, so they can hasten the time when they can get work in the mines. All the tressels (sic) below COOPER are badly wrecked, and the ones at BRAMWELL, and SIMMONS completely destroyed, both trains 15 to 10 , feet of track, on either side. MR. W. A. SIMPSON, conductor and builder, was also damaged considerable, losing several thousand shingles stored in and about his workshop. The kind hand of providence seemed to shield our corporation bridges which would have been a great lose, and expense to the town. Had they been destroyed. We hear there is serious damage done on the ELKHORN DIVISION and several bar rooms washed away in KEYSTONE, but this report has not altogether been confirmed. Quite a number of BRAMWELL people were on ELKHORN and (unable to read several words) and were compelled to walk__?__. MR. FRANK HEWETT, son of COL J. D. HEWETT, returned home Saturday night from West Virginia State University, he had to walk from VIVIAN. MISS ELSIE BROWN, on her way to BRAMWELL, from Saginaw, Mich,., was water-bound at COLUMBUS, OHIO. Farmers in other sections will have good market for their vegetables as it will be impossible for merchants here to expect anything. Some say more rain more rest but it looks different down here. NO ADDED DATA FOR ANYONE IN THE BRAMWELL ARTICLE …………… DAMAGE DONE AT HORSEPEN Horsepen, June 24 The rain in the COVE last Saturday morning washed out everything on low lands and landslides on hillsides. It destroyed H. L. MYERS garden completely. It swept away the paling and burst through his porch and kept the boys busy milling down the fence to save his milch cows. It washed three ____?____ distance before they were (finally)?) destroyed. D. B. DANIELS corn crop entirely and washed away every bit of his fence on the branches. The water was higher than ever known before. BOB ALLEN, from THOMPSON VALLEY, and GEORGE LEWIS, from town lost their wagons loaded with limber in the flood. It washed away UNCLE WILK SHRADER’S fine mill property. J. T. MILLER’S saw mill was damaged considerable. BOB SADDLE had to take up his bed and go to the hill. His house fill(ed) up 2 or 3 feet with sand and mud. Everybody in the COVE last heavily. ADDED DATA: [Milch, Middle English milche, from Old English -milce, in thrimilce , May (when cows can be milked thrice in a day)] [Provender =animal fodder] BOB ALLEN ? NO DATA D B. DANIELS Dexter B. Daniels 1900 TAZEWELL CO. VA CENSUS # 14, Jeffersonville Dist DEXTER B. DANIELS, 41, b. Nov 1858, in VA , all in home b. VA Merchant, married 9 years …..Florence M., 33, b. May 1867, wife, had had 3 children …..Robert C., 14, b. Dec 1885, son …..John F., 13, b. May 1887, son …..Grace A., 8, b. May 1892, dau GEORGE LEWIS I believe to be the same George W. Lewis as under the main article. See above J. T. MILLER-I did not find a J. T. Miller other than the one listed under the main article. See above H. L. MYERS - unable to decide. However, since Harvey Myers lived near D. B. Daniels it MIGHT have been: 1900 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 17, Jeffersonville Dist., Jas. P. Whitman, enumerator HARVEY MYERS, 57, b. July 1848 in VA, FARMER/WIDOWER …..William W., 24, b. Apl 1876 in WV, Farm labor, not yet married a year …..Mary M., 21, b. Jan 1879 in VA, Daughter-in-law of the head of household, had had no children …..Charles S., 22, b. May 1878 in WV, Farm labor …..Alma S. C. 19, b. Apl 1881 in WV, dau …..Stella F., 7, b. Sept 1892 in WV, dau …..Basom L., 4, b. Aug 1895 in WV, son …..Hugh G. W., 3/12, Feb 1900 in VA, son BOB SADDLE-unknown [I have some Robert Saddler’s, but not in the Horsepen area of Tazewell Co., VA in 1900] JOHN WILKERSON ‘WILK’ SHRADER Son of William S. Shrader & Susana Webb I do not find Wilkerson Shrder in the 1900 Tazewell Co., VA Census. However, the family was in Horsepen by 1904 when his wife, Martha (Daniles) Shrader, died in May of that year as it was posted in the "Clinch Valley News FHC Film #0034214 Film Marriage 29 Feb 1856, Tazewell Co VA John W. Shrader b. Tazewell Co VA s/o William & Susan Martha Daniels 16 b. NC d/o Stephen & Mary Married by Samuel P. Crockett "Clinch Valley News," Tazewell, Tazewell Co., VA., Friday, June 3, 1904 DEATH: Martha Shrader & Felix Bourne Name isted as WILKERSON Shrader, at the death of his wife, Martha , on May 30, 1904 at Horsepen, Tazewell Co., VA 1880 MC DOWELL CO WV CENSUS B018 JOHN W. SHRADER 41, farmer, He and his parents b. VA .....Martha 37, wife, She and her parents b. VA .....Sina A. 21, daughter. b. VA .....Nancy J., 18 daughterb. VA .....Emarine 12, daughter b. WV .....Robert G. 11, son b. WV .....Elvira 9, daughter b. WV .....High D. 6, son b. WV .....Ethron 5, daughter b. WV .....Gratten F. 1, b. WV, son ……………………………………… The roads are ruined. Everybody had to go to fencing this morning. ………….. VIEWS OF THE FLOOD DR. JACKSON has a number of very fine vies of the wreckage produced by the flood, in and around CEDAR BLUFF, which he made himself on the ground. They present vividly the awful destruction wrought. It will interest __?__ __?___ views. ADDED DATA: I believe to have been: 1900 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 28, Tazewell Town, Fred W. Pendleton, enumerator JOHN JACKSON, 39, b. Sept 186 in NY, DRUGIST Married 10 years …..P. E., 31, b. Mar 1869 in VA , wife had had 4 children …..E. E., 9, b. Nov 1890, in VA., Female, at school …..M.T., 7, b. Sept 1892, in VA., Male, at school …..E. L., 4, b. Sept 1895, in VA., son …..Robt. C., 1, b. June 1898 (sic), in VA., son (If age one year it should be 1899) GEORGE W. TURNER, 28, b. Feb 1872 in VA., DRUGIST/Boarder …………………………. Advertisment on the front page with these articles: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> YOUR HOT DAY NEEDS Have been carefully attended to at this store- a plentiful supply of summer garments await your careful inspection. The Linen Skirt, Childrens Dress, Boys Summer Suits, and pants, Boys Waists, Mens and Womens Neckware, Childrens Summer Caps and Duck Hats, Shirt Waists, Mens and Boys COLORED Shirts. 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